on the opaque world who's behind benefits and why are they a threat to whistle? oh, pete wolf starts january 5th on d w. ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin authorities in europe extend corona virus restrictions to try to limit the spread of the oma on variant. another lens begins a snap, christmas lockdown with pubs and non essential shops closed for business. coming up, hong kong holds a vote under new election laws, but only candidates, beijing,

it considers to be loyal. patriots are allowed to run. and 5 years after an islamist attack on a busy christmas market in berlin, left 13 people dead. germany commemorates the victims. ah, hello, i'm claire richardson. thank you so much for joining us. governments across europe are struggling to control a huge increase in corona virus cases. due to the new oma kron variant, several countries have restricted entry for travelers from the u. k. where the variant is spreading exponentially, others are weighing tougher general restrictions in a bit to loosen a variance. footholds in netherlands has become the 1st bring in a strict lockdown for christmas. so many across the netherlands. it's the very end

that killed christmas. thanks to the highly contagious micron, the government has ordered all non essential businesses to shut till mid january christmas gatherings have also been curtailed. people will only be allowed for guests around the tree on the holidays. for some, the new measures were a surprise audit, allotted areas of the viola control and we thought we had it under control that we done everything we could of live functioning with fully vaccinated. you do everything you can to support society a bit. but in the end, it all goes wrong anyway. as articles unable to get a goggled, denmark to has brought in new restrictions amidst surging covered infections, the variant already counts for a 5th of new cases. the germany has also taken steps to slow americans race across the continent. severely restriction travel from the u. k, where the variant is rapidly becoming dominant. the country's health minister has said new restrictions can't be ruled out before christmas eve measures. so if you pub beyond europe, america also poses a threat. micron is increasing rapidly and we expect it to become the dominant

strain in the united states as it has and other countries in the coming weeks. in new york, the epicenter of the u. s. is 1st cobit wave, the variant is already thought he behind a record increase in cases authorities urging people to get vaccinated and boosted to avoid a repeat of 2020. but with their micron already present in around 90 countries and spreading fast, the world looked set to start yet another year locked in battle with the corona virus. oh my god. and in this battle the netherlands has once again pulled the rip cord. dw correspondent christine wound way is reporting for us on the 1st day of the lock down in the netherlands. is that as this update from amsterdam? i spent the day talking to people in amsterdam about how they feel about the new lockdown. and i can tell you that there is a lot of frustration, particularly among business owners. this holiday season has effectively been delta blow. now in terms of what they can make, we visited

a christmas market where everything had to be packed up. essentially, it's just not feasible. i to expect any people to be coming along. so there is frustration along those lines. but people generally trying to make the most of the situation. a lot of people spending time outdoors today. that is just about as much as you can do right now with all the restaurants, barza, et cetera, being closed at to the public. what has made this move necessary? and we're hearing this from dutch authorities, is that they do anticipate that infections will continue to rise. and then what is the flow and the rise of infections to be able to, to protect the health care system. we know that a number of hospitals are already reporting that cause it was i had capacity, they've suspended regular k to make way full for more cove at 900 patients. now this is coming at a time when most adults in this country, the overwhelming majority 85 percent of adults of vaccinated. it's the booster rollout that is only starting to take pace right now. less than 10 percent of

adults have received the booster vaccine. this will also allow the government to roll out that booster vaccine and allow that immunity to take into effect before opening up the country again in the 2nd week of january, christine, when we're reporting for us there. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. in sudan, security forces have fired tear gas on protesters. in cartoon, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city to reject the october 25th military coup. protestors from outside the capital streamed in last night and this morning to join the march on the presidential palace. the philippines disaster agency says the death toll from typhoon ry has risen to over 140 with officials warning many people remain missing. a storm swept across the country on friday, leaving a trail of destruction and forcing 300000 people to evacuate, and called one of the most powerful storms to hit the philippines in recent years.

voting is underway and to a presidential runoff election. the ball comes after no candidates are past the 50 percent threshold in the 1st round that was held in november. voters are now being asked to choose between 55 year old far right. former congressman jose antonio cast and a 35 year old left wing candidate gabriella bought a hong kong has been holding its 1st election for the cities legislature since china introduced sweeping changes in response to massive pro democracy protests. a national security law has silenced most of the city's opposition activists and let others to flee abroad under new rules. only candidates, considered patriotic and loyal to china, were able to run in the election. and voter turnout was set to hit a record low pulling day in hong kong and candidates are trying to sway voters with some last minute creative campaigning.

it's not an easy so the number of elected seats in hong kong legislative council has been reduced. come this have been vetted by probation committee for what has been built as a patriots only election. dear. sorry, he said try to drum up enthusiasm and hong kong chief executive officer, have you on the legislative changes has to be very efficient. this is a 1st major electrical election after improvements to the electro system. i and my colleagues have been going all out. so explain the basis the rationale and the merits of these electro system. but hello to not suggests, oh words fail to resonate with hong kong us. although i think it's a step backwards. hybrid on 5. if you say you want to improve a system that should be improvement. but actually this is going backwards by case

i'm off on you. i am going nagondo soon tossing a full people in hong kong. so i know there isn't much choice. so i saw you know, lago view, although you can both pro establishment and democracy candidates holding their social choice for democracy. oh, celia paseo gay, which doesn't make come from people's feel very enthusiastic about voting. the modem go eeoc role. there has been a little push back to a ballot seen by many residents as the final nail in the coffin of the territories autonomy from china under the one country to systems. principal. hong kong lodges opposition party chose to boycott the election and history pro democracy activists tried to make their voices heard at pony stations. but even before the votes are counted, there is little doubt over the outcome. and earlier we heard from our correspondent phoebe kong in hong kong, and she gave us this assessment with all the major opposition parties absent from

this election. many of his support us, especially the young people, are no longer interested in a vote. long lies a rel lacey in outside polling station like this one. on one hand, the government a stepping up f as to prevent any resistance like open cause for boy cause of the election as it has been criminalized for the very 1st time in hong kong, electro history and all the other hand to offer free rise for public transport and setting up new polling station at the border in a beat to boost to turn a rate. so to turn the rates east, the core issue of this election as many up service. see that baker as a kind of vote of confidence of the latest political situation in hong kong, and also a reflection of the legitimacy of the new electro system. well here in germany, president of frank volter shine mar, has commemorated the attack on a christmas market in berlin. 5 years ago to day that left 13 people dead, shimaya gave a speech at a ceremony, and a minutes silence was held in honor of the victims from they were killed when

a man hijacked a truck and drove it into the bright shade plats christmas market. in central berlin in december 2016 and was the deadliest islamist attack on german soil. the perpetrator was a failed at union asylum seeker who had previously been known to authorities. days later, he was shot dead by police while on the run in italy. and dw political correspondent, simon young, is at a bride flat for us, simon at president stein myra shine mar held a speech at he ceremony for the victims. and what was his main message? you know, the president was speaking to no d as the included a lot of those affected their loved ones were killed or injured in that attack. and he said that he knew that their pain was still with them 5 years on, and that it would be long lasting. but he said that the tech has a mate been to divide society, but he appealed to people not to allow that to happen,

including those relatives from for other countries. because of course, there were international visitors here in berlin on that fateful day. and many of them would able to come here this year because of corona restrictions. the president also referred to criticisms at the investigation and also the treatment of relatives that something that many of the families have made public recently. and he said that with new information came to light in investigating how this attack happened, that should be followed up. and also, of course, that people should get proper treatment when they are victims of this kind of terror attack. and what have authorities done to support the victims and their families? well, considerable efforts have been made a significant financial payments have been made 3 and a half a 1000000 euros, at least from the german state so far to families affected to help them and support

them, but also psychological counseling and so on. but many of the families, as i say, feel that it hasn't gone far enough. they feel their concerns haven't been properly address. they feel they've been shot out of the information that they should have got to help them, you know, understand why this attack happened. and, you know, try and find closure that way. there are a lot of the suggestions have been that there were significant state failures by the intelligent services and to an extent that has been acknowledged in some of the inquiries that have been done at official level or even now, 5 years on the families are appealing to the new german government to help them and support them and treat them a bit better in future and the new government is signal that it is ready to listen to those concerns and take them very seriously about these clinical correspondence . simon young, thank you so much for that update. ah,

and burned as like a football doors and wrapped up there year with a shock loss to her to buy lin. and with that last they've more or less dash their title hopes. falling 9 points behind buyer, nick for lindsey olympic stadium was lit up for the last match of the year with a sparse crowd of hats, a fancy enjoying the spectacle. and with their site host endorsement. the match was set to be equally flashing. hair to fighting to avoid the relegation battle came out firing. miss yon melita burst ahead adornments defense and tapped home just 15 minutes in. but after a b a r cheque t made a shock, belford ill was rolled to be a hair off side on the play. no go. the visitors didn't squandered their good fortune with union bon summoning its spectacular tide angle finish. 16 minutes later, one mill dort men and their hopes of chasing by and still alive. but here to

return from the half time break, reinvigorated bill fiddle make good on his early infraction. racing past his opponents to equalize with their strong soul record in the 51st minute. 6 minutes later here to double their score. markovich the screamer lift ortman, stunned. with 20 minutes to play, the twisted the knife, making a tree one hat stiffened. tickets cut dorkins deficit. with the late header, but it was already too late. darkman were dealt their 2nd last and 4 matches. the serious blow to any realistic title hopes. while here to celebrate the holiday, a gift of a massive step towards mid table safety. so let's take a look at all the bond is like, are so far on at match day, 17 colonus noch passed,

stood guard fryeburg b. labor cruising her to a defeated at dartmouth, and b lafelle, the stunned r. b. leipzig and frank, 4 beat mines, often time drew with glad box bo home down only on berlin, and few i shared the spoils with alex berg buyer and dismantled wool sport on friday. that's your news update at this hour coming up next, a sports life covers the debate around the controversial 2022 quarter world cup will have more world news headlines at the top of the hour to stay with us. thanks for watching with they want to know what makes the german here just in the john love via banning thing stuff away from that. but i'm not even know how to work my own car and everyone with later holes and everything today. first getting,

are you ready to meet the german can join me, rachel stuart, and d w. imagine how many portion of lunch asked her now in the world, right. know the climate change, the very hot story. this is my place, the way home just one week. how much work can really get we still have time to work. i'm doing all with 5th, his subscriber, or more than he was like oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the football world cow bill come to guitar. but for more than

a decade now, many have been calling for a boycott, especially in the western world to say it's a controversial issue, is probably an understatement. my daughter mentioned refusing to clinton with cutoff loves football. so let cutoff half. this will come time for a reality check faster. well think a tar is no longer just a plan but basically happening to morrow, shook the woke up and guitar really be boycotted if so why? and what for or was this just big talk to ease the conscience. and in the end, we'll all sit in front of our a t, v. 's because football is awesome. in case you're wondering, but all the uproar is about guitar is often called the richest country in the world . natural gas and oil bound money teams is not the most pressing issue. katara has invested this wealth into multiple activities in the world of sports that didn't

want to go on as a lot. katara. doyle, evasive for translation, which tends to nila dish, and by red massage, often once a week and so forth, of the global abundance, which was he won't mit deaf was my med miss a chef is in it's class he did was of wolf, gallum had the airways is i and goza ones are the one from ven, bye to nealon allergies of it to let's what the under than than the else ones or there. oh my, my social. so hey, but what's wrong with wanting to promote your country? especially if you're not short on cash. well, critic site, it's not always kosher. for example, when you buy people votes with it, ha, corruption is inseparable from the 2010 decision to award katara the world cup. 11 of the 22 fif executive committee members who voted on this have since been fined, suspended, banned for life, or prosecuted for corruption. in 2020 the u. s. department of justice claimed that

katara had indeed bribed fifo officials to secure hosting rights. so it's this world cup to wilk up of corruption. we've always complied with the rules and regulations of people to the strictest offence. when people say, how did you in the world come in on the simplest answer. and i, and i assure you, and i promise you, it is not in any way with any arrogance. we were the best bet. now, whatever the truth may be, one thing catches my attention here. according to that same investigation, russia allegedly bought the 2018 world cup, and in a more distant past, there is quite some evidence that the 2006 world camp here in germany was bought to the stadium right behind me, was built for the tournament. and today how it sand his, the game and this stadium. plenty of fans enjoy watching our be leipzig take on p a g. and i wonder why all the fuss about guitar. if every country buys to welcome katara gets an unfair amount of criticism, says my colleague, mark meadows,

i think it's western european arrogance really to say that these are the sorts of countries shouldn't host well cups. we know they'll put on a great welcome. we know every stadium will be fantastic. we know every ph will be fantastic. transport will work, and we want to spread the game. so let's but the game more, let's tell the arab world, yes, you are part of the football family. and cutoff shall no commitment to football, not only buying parish sanjay man, but also sponsoring barcelona. they have by munich there for winter training every year. they really have put their money where their mouth is. well, but not all fans are happy about that. money is their criticism, western european arrogance and is katara purely interested in promoting football. other say it's about sports, washing his us sports washin, had katara kazi, perfect in years in katara, give this kind of, i don't science give kind of classified the director for homeless ex

n van with that was, what do you say the, that mark? let's look at russia. you know, russia isn't friendly down the sexual is either, but they wasn't such a big hoo ha. about the 2018 woke up little that average did containers time hasn't got am. body toilet often went for decent. mr. immerse money, which is a lid on this, brought it up. why do we point to our finger at guitar and not so much at, let's say russia human rights issues on many levels plus and invaded neighboring ukraine. and what about the u. s. a. one of the 32026 world cup hosts a country where the death penalty still exists. is it what mark calls, western arrogance, possibly even bordering on racism? is this about double standards or does it have more to do with the fact that katara abuse has so many? right, so blatantly one of the main reasons for international concern about the world cup

is how many people had to suffer and die to make it happen. katara is mainly a desert, but soon it will be a desert with a tightly modern welcome stadium to its name. in addition to a dozen of other major projects, including a new airport roads, public transport, hotels and an entire new city that will host a well kept final. but it's how all this was built, that rates a lot of eyebrows internationally. british newspaper, the guardian claimed that 6500 migrant workers have died in katara. most of them employed on well cub related infrastructure project. cpanel. so statistical it is like the model, rough instant holland out them chavez, captain woodson, senior dogs, and am as if fully owncloud. believe of if you will say that you like them to the moment i battled albert's bidding shed in his room is about us to tyler, letty for us. and the business of the people tend almost that would have had

a nice alpha cancer. and it's not just the dead workers that lead to concern. it's the conditions for migrant workers in general in writing. but that's just about done in monday. sunset mentioned this is high, saw the skip kind of t. my lager, miss gibbs count. so as he, he can guess, nobody, by those annoyance in kenya and harbor he was hoyt of he gave us katara says it has reacted to improve the situation for guest work hasn't now has better laws, the amount of work that went into legislation and the amount of work that went to the improvement of workers conditions, writes, ah, i have, have you know, in my aarp, i'm, in my opinion, a president that the speed of the way things have happened here on play. doesn't see anybody, the m and cut off and cuba would have a slight, doesn't depend on beneath, because in, inside, doesn't dipped in at cut hadash. teasley to perform for finished on hattie,

after popular one gazette, st. m. in their praxis is to m deberry at long fatima veterans english channels. where should the football world draw the line? should it draw a line at all? as to welcome comes closer footballers themselves are standing up for human rights norway, the netherlands, germany here in march 2021 ahead of their welcome qualifiers. but what they not play when it's time to go to katara for the world cup, but they go as far as finish international. recall risky. he missed out on a friendly against sweden planning cutter in 2019 and protest at katara human rights record. in 2021. not just this norwegian comedian, but also norwegian fans and clubs. representatives put pressure on their if a to boycott. the work up

at a congress held in the summer of 2021. a majority voted against a boycott, though an executive committee member of norway's f. a had said prior to the congress, you need a critical mass behind a boycott. an opposition that calls for it in the country to v for says not boycott, but rather includes and drives, reform in a country awarding the well kept katara has opened the door for a social progress there it says mother oak cut that fee for president infant dino. prayed his recent reforms, allegedly improving migrant workers rights and car is it dialogue instead of boy caught that helps. the way of changing the mind of terry authorities is to kind of bring them in my mind more into the phone and say, look, if you like that if you like that will. we've given you and you want to host other things in the future, or is it takes one day, then you have to be

a bit more modern than you have to allow homosexuality, am i cetera, et cetera. there is a reason to believe that this won't work though china hosted the 2008 summer olympics hopes for a high that the event would have an impact on human rights. there have things changed? well, they have gotten worse beat for the oppressed muslim we go minority or for civil rights activists in hong kong. back in germany, these football crazy students can be bothered about guitar 2022. they will organize their own world cup with 16 amatory teams from around the world when smithy about this steve, in the dought, many places refusing to create and with by the time for 50 dangly by managed in dublin montela from the my, this is miss douglas and what else must own dissing? i'm doing good at the moment. police near you both of whom was cycling often until sight and start for they won't watch the games and car no semi final,

no final nothing. only the live stream and post match analysis of their own tournament. but it can make them also he does come with his gave him new if cayden for bundled shirts and lo, others for them love the stones. emma wouldn't of a mesh be a human gazande had her mom is all i all right, not hope you not a one with a strong than not us, does motherland. dublin viet. in this medicine, i tv beaten beers to manage my gunsmith team assembled. and if we spoke about the matter, but i'm on m. sima shouldn't obstinate at ativa to happen on rain. so cannon mussman, the stagnant vestment, ange transmit, most of us will probably end up in front of our tvs once the ball gets rolling in katara. the world cup is simply too powerful, correct me if i'm wrong. yet this doesn't do anything for the terrible fate of katara migrant workers, or that if you're a homosexual or a woman in a country, you don't enjoy some basic human rights. katara needs to do much more if it wants

to live up to its claims of reform. pfeffer simply lacks clear rules for accepting world cup beds. if you had, i guess, as early as i was little india d v l over my lona depletion for different ab, i mentioned little plots names. so why not have clear requirements and put all those nice principles from fif as website into place? what do you think about the controversial work up and cut hard? will you boy caught it or really just watch the games are there maybe aspects i didn't even touch upon like this one. for example, 3 lions fans. listen up. the other aspect of course is there is no vendor kicker. i don't think that's a problem. as an england fan, i think it might be actually quite good because england players are always completely naked when he comes to june. he play in the middle of their season, they're probably in top form. or will it come home to guitar minute they are the

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